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5.4 Oral Tarea 3: Simulated Conversation Linked to the Photo
DELE A2 — Spanish Language Diploma Elementary
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1 Chapter 1: Exam Overview, Format & Scoring Structure
1.1 DELE A2 Identity, Purpose & Nationality Requirements 1.2 Four Pruebas & Official Test Administration 1.3 Scoring System: The 30/50 Group Rules & Pass Criteria
2 Chapter 2: Prueba 1 — Reading Comprehension Tasks & Strategies
2.1 Reading Tarea 1: Personal Correspondence & Informational Texts 2.2 Reading Tarea 2: Notices, Bulletins & Short Announcements 2.3 Reading Tarea 3: Matching Statements to Thematic Texts 2.4 Reading Tarea 4: Long Narrative Text & Changes of Topic
3 Chapter 3: Prueba 2 — Listening Comprehension Tasks & Auditory Techniques
3.1 Listening Tarea 1: Six Short Conversations with Picture Options 3.2 Listening Tarea 2: Radio News, Ads & Programme Extracts 3.3 Listening Tarea 3: One Conversation – Man, Woman or Neither 3.4 Listening Tarea 4: Seven Messages Matched to Ten Statements
4 Chapter 4: Prueba 3 — Written Expression & Interaction
4.1 Writing Tarea 1: Replying to a Personal Message (60–70 Words) 4.2 Writing Tarea 2: Option A (Personal Life) or Option B (Photos/Data) 4.3 The Official Writing Scale, Cohesion & Common Errors
5 Chapter 5: Prueba 4 — Oral Expression & Interaction
5.1 Oral Test Structure, 12-Minute Preparation & Official Scales 5.2 Oral Tarea 1: Prepared Presentation on a Personal Topic 5.3 Oral Tarea 2: Describing a Photograph (Monologue) 5.4 Oral Tarea 3: Simulated Conversation Linked to the Photo
6 Chapter 6: Essential A2 Grammar — Verb Systems & Tenses
6.1 Present Indicative Regulars, Stem-Changers & Irregulars 6.2 Reflexive Verbs & Verbs of Preference (Gustar, Encantar, Doler) 6.3 The Past Tenses: Pretérito Perfecto vs. Pretérito Indefinido 6.4 Pretérito Imperfecto & The Three-Way Past Tense Contrast
7 Chapter 7: Essential A2 Grammar — Syntax, Periphrases & Operators
7.1 Expressing the Future: Ir a + Inf, Present & Simple Future 7.2 Verbal Periphrases of Obligation, Ability & Desire 7.3 Direct & Indirect Object Pronouns and Position Rules 7.4 Affirmative Imperative: Tú & Usted Commands
8 Chapter 8: Foundational Contrasts & Sentence Building
8.1 Ser vs. Estar: Attributes, Locations, States & Gerunds 8.2 Por vs. Para: Causes, Destinations, Deadlines & Exchanges 8.3 Comparatives, Superlatives, Quantifiers & Negatives 8.4 The Noun Phrase: Gender, Articles, Demonstratives, Possessives & Relatives
9 Chapter 9: Thematic Vocabulary — Daily Life, Housing & Surroundings
9.1 Personal Identity, Physical Description & Family Relations 9.2 Home, Housing Types, Furniture & Household Tasks 9.3 City Navigation, Places in Town & Giving Directions
10 Chapter 10: Thematic Vocabulary — Services, Transactions & Health
10.1 Food, Dining Out, Supermarket Shopping & Ordering 10.2 Shopping for Clothes, Sizes, Prices & Commercial Transactions 10.3 Health, Body Parts, Illnesses & Pharmacy Visits 10.4 Work, Professions, Workplace Routines & Job Applications 10.5 Studies, Courses, Phones & Everyday Services
11 Chapter 11: Thematic Vocabulary — Leisure, Travel & Environment
11.1 Free Time, Hobbies, Sports & Entertainment 11.2 Travel, Accommodations, Transport Modes & Bookings 11.3 Weather, Climate, Seasons & Natural Environment
12 Chapter 12: Exam Day Strategy, Time Management & Final Review
12.1 Timing, Answer Sheets & Pacing on Exam Day 12.2 Identifying Distractors, False Friends & Traps 12.3 6-Week Structured Study Plan & High-Yield Checklist
5.4 Oral Tarea 3: Simulated Conversation Linked to the Photo
Key Takeaways Explain This Topic AI
Tarea 3 is a 3–4-minute conversation in a simulated situation linked to the Tarea 2 photo, and it is prepared during the 12 minutes.
The examiner plays a role from the situation and chooses questions from a plan according to your answers.
Register follows the role: tú with a friend or relative, usted in shops, hotels and offices.
Tarea 3 is 50% of the calificador's marks; full answers with proposals, reasons and details move you from band 1 to bands 2–3.
Last updated: September 2026
Quick Focus: Oral Tarea 3 ( Conversación con el entrevistador ) is a 3–4-minute conversation in a simulated situation linked to the photo you described in Tarea 2 . You prepare it during the 12 minutes , using a sheet that gives your role and the things you must do. The interviewer plays the other person and follows a question plan, choosing questions according to your answers. For the calificador this task counts double (50% of their share).
What the Official Specification Says
- Parameter Official detail
- Task Hold a conversation with the examiner in a simulated situation based on the photo described in Tarea 2
Skill Take part in short transactional conversations to meet basic needs, or in informal conversations about daily activities, free time, work, likes and interests
- Domain Public
- Preparation Yes, within the 12 minutes
- Material Instructions for the task
- Time 3–4 minutes
- Weight 50% of the calificador's marks; also part of the interviewer's global scale
- The official model situation
In Modelo 0 the photo shows a family party. The Tarea 3 sheet says: your parents are celebrating 20 years of marriage , and you are going to organize a small surprise party with your siblings. The examiner is your brother. During the conversation you must:
- decide where and when the party will be;
- think about whether to invite other relatives ;
- choose what food and drink there will be;
think of what present to give them.
The examiner's plan for this situation includes greeting, proposing the party, then where and when, whom to invite and how, what food to prepare and who buys it, whether to make or buy a cake, what to do at the party (music from when they were young? old photos and videos? a poem?), the present, anything else, and goodbye. The examiner picks from these according to your answers and may improvise with details you give.
The model shows two things. First, the register comes from the role : here the examiner is your brother, so you use tú . In a shop or hotel situation you would use usted . Second, the conversation goes beyond the four points on your sheet, so be ready to answer extra related questions.
How Tarea 3 Is Rated
Scale Band 2 means… Band 3 adds…
Calificador, Uso de la lengua Simple language, enough for everyday topics; you get by in the situation, though you may need the interviewer's help; basic grammar controlled despite errors or pauses Clear, fairly confident language; relatively simple structures reasonably controlled
Calificador, Cumplimiento You answer the interviewer's questions with the requested information, comprehensibly Answers include a detail, comment, opinion or reason
Interviewer (global) You complete all three tasks and get the messages across (partially in some) All information given, with details, comments or opinions in some tasks
Two practical conclusions:
Give full answers. Sí or el sábado on its own is a band-1 answer. Add a reason or proposal: El sábado, porque todos trabajamos entre semana. ¿Te parece bien a las ocho?
Take the initiative. You have a list of things to do. Don't wait for the examiner to ask about each one; propose, suggest and ask.
Functions and Phrases You'll Need
- Function Informal (tú) Formal (usted)
- Greet and open ¡Hola! ¿Qué tal? Oye, te llamo por… Buenos días. Mire, quería…
Propose ¿Qué te parece si…? ¿Por qué no…? Podemos… ¿Sería posible…? ¿Podría…?
Agree ¡Vale! Me parece bien. Buena idea. De acuerdo. Perfecto.
Disagree politely No sé… es que… Mejor… Lo siento, pero es que…
Ask for details ¿Cuándo? ¿Dónde? ¿Quién lo hace? ¿A qué hora…? ¿Cuánto cuesta…?
- Offer to do something Yo puedo comprar la tarta. Yo me encargo de… Si quiere, yo…
- Decide Entonces, quedamos en que… Entonces, me quedo con…
Close Vale, hablamos mañana. ¡Hasta luego! Muchas gracias. Adiós.
A sample exchange (model situation)
Examinador: ¿Recuerdas que la semana que viene es el aniversario de papá y mamá? Candidato: ¡Claro! Veinte años. ¿Qué te parece si les hacemos una fiesta sorpresa? Examinador: ¡Buena idea! ¿Qué día te parece mejor? Candidato: El sábado por la noche, porque el domingo muchos trabajan. Podemos hacerla en mi casa, que es grande y tiene terraza. Examinador: ¿Invitamos a los tíos? Candidato: Sí, y también a los abuelos. Yo los llamo esta tarde. Tú puedes escribir a los primos. Examinador: ¿Y la comida? Candidato: Yo hago una paella y tú compras las bebidas. La tarta la podemos pedir en la pastelería de la esquina: de chocolate, que les encanta.
The candidate proposes, gives reasons ( porque…, que es grande ), shares out tasks ( yo…, tú… ) and adds details. That is the profile of band 2 to band 3.
Other Typical Situations
Because the situation depends on the photo, it can be transactional or informal :
Shop or market (photo of a shop): buying a present, asking for a size, price or colour.
Travel (photo at a station or airport): buying a ticket, asking about timetables and platforms.
Restaurant (photo of a terrace): booking a table, ordering, asking about ingredients.
Friends or family (photo of a party or a park): planning a trip, a weekend or a celebration.
Preparation (About 3 Minutes of the 12)
Read your role and the list of things you must do.
Decide tú or usted from the role.
For each item on the list, note one proposal and one question ( ¿Dónde? – en mi casa – ¿te parece? ).
Prepare two closing lines.
When You Don't Know a Word
Use circumlocution rather than silence or English: No sé cómo se dice… es una cosa para… . The descriptors accept that you may need help from the interviewer, but communicating in Spanish is what counts.